Pacific bullethead parrotfish

Chlorurus spilurus

Wrasse of the Hawaiian Islands

Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Chlorurus spilurus, commonly known as the Pacific daisy parrotfish or Pacific bullethead parrotfish and in Hawaiian called uhu, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. The Pacific daisy parrotfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Maximum length: 48.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: from southern Japan to Queensland, east to the Pitcairn and Hawaiian islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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